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Graflex01867 t1_j9d6cbi wrote

Remove the mulch down to bare dirt. Over time the mulch will decompose and the shed will settle on you.

Cut one of your top boards in half, so on the bottom you have 2 8 footers, and on top you have a 4, then the 8, then the 4 footer. That will stagger your joints.

You could also drill through both Timbers, and pound some rebar all the way through into the ground. (Drill at least 6 inches from the end of the Timbers to prevent splitting.)That would be the best way to tie the Timbers together, and to anchor your frame to the ground.

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Camarofeind OP t1_j9d7l20 wrote

Im not really understanding what your describing , do you have a picture as an example?

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Graflex01867 t1_j9dbugk wrote

Ahh, I misunderstood your foundation plan. My mistake - I thought you were using 2 4x4s on top of each other.

I would just buy a pressure treated 2x4, cut it in half, and screw half of it to the bottom of the 4x4s and half of it to the inside of the 4x4s. If your gravel is nice and packed/tamped under the wood, it shouldn’t move/bend.

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